Fiji, US launch economic partnership framework to boost investment
Fiji and the United States have taken a step toward expanding economic cooperation following the signing of a development funding agreement designed to support private sector growth and attract new investment into the Pacific island nation. The Compact Development...
Expanded Suva ADB office to strengthen partnership with Fiji and Pacific
The Asian Development Bank has strengthened its engagement with Pacific island economies through the opening of an expanded regional office in Suva, marking a new phase in its long-standing partnership with Fiji and the wider region. The upgraded Pacific Subregional...
Game On for Growth: Register now for the 41st Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum
The Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council (APNGBC) is gearing up for one of its most anticipated gatherings of the year – the 41st Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum, taking place 13-15 May under the theme Game On for Growth, just as Brisbane prepares for...
World Bank backs US$250m agriculture push
The World Bank has committed US$250 million to support Papua New Guinea’s National Agriculture Sector Plan, a major programme aimed at strengthening food production, rural livelihoods and agricultural value chains across the country. The financing is expected to help...
Diaspora delegation deepens Australia trade engagement
A business delegation drawn from the Papua New Guinea diaspora in Australia has travelled to Port Moresby to explore new opportunities for trade and investment between the two countries. According to PNG Business News, the delegation included more than 30 business...
PNG moves to address FATF concerns as grey listing raises economic risks
Papua New Guinea is moving to strengthen its financial regulatory framework after being placed under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a development that has raised concerns about potential impacts on investment and financial flows....
APIBC explores bilateral business engagement with Nauru, Guam, Marshall Is
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council (APIBC) is deepening its commercial footprint in the Northern Pacific with the signing of three new Memoranda of Understanding in Nauru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Guam during a business mission commencing 4...
Pacific Trade Invest launches 2026 Export Survey
Pacific exporters are being urged to make their voices count as Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) opens the 2026 Pacific Islands Export Survey, the region’s only longitudinal study tracking exporter confidence and performance across the Blue Pacific. Launched on 2 March...
Austrade Roadshow highlights growing Pacific infrastructure pipeline
Australian companies seeking to expand into the Pacific infrastructure market will have direct access to government agencies, multilateral lenders and project partners when Austrade leads its 2026 Pacific Infrastructure Roadshow across three major cities in March....
Austrade Roadshow highlights growing Pacific infrastructure pipeline
Australian companies seeking to expand into the Pacific infrastructure market will have direct access to government agencies, multilateral lenders and project partners when Austrade leads its 2026 Pacific Infrastructure Roadshow across three major cities in March....
Australia invests additional $550 million in critical infrastructure
Australia is deepening its long‑term commitment to high‑quality, critical infrastructure across the Pacific and Timor‑Leste, with the announcement of an additional $550 million in official development assistance (ODA) grants for the Australian Infrastructure Financing...
Cook Islands’ investment pitch at US summit
Investment pitch at US-Pacific Summit Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown led a delegation to the Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security and Shared Prosperity Summit in Honolulu in February, positioning the Cook Islands as an active player in regional capital flows....